tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post9049097174669121298..comments2013-08-22T10:40:48.136-08:00Comments on Scribbit | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska: Five Good Blog Tools (and Three Bad Ones)Scribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-17350218441264459322008-02-25T00:58:00.000-09:002008-02-25T00:58:00.000-09:00Well i was looking for a site about Government Car...Well i was looking for a site about <A HREF="http://www.squidoo.com/government_car_auction" REL="nofollow">Government Car Auction</A> and came across your site through google.I also have a blog so i think these above tips mentioned by you are very useful for my blog and also for any blogger.vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494070678727964753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-55242953224651620692008-02-01T16:15:00.000-09:002008-02-01T16:15:00.000-09:00If you want to put music on your blog, I suggest F...If you want to put music on your blog, I suggest Finetunes. It is a website that allows you to pick songs from your favorite artists (three from each artist) and then put it on a playlist on your blog. It does not automatically load. The reader has to click on it to listen to the music. This way, you can still make your favorite music available, but it does not force it on the readers. Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I am going to have to look into the favicons. I had not heard of that before. Thanks!Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697692339338289756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-2301540443678100492007-06-13T07:55:00.000-08:002007-06-13T07:55:00.000-08:00I clicked on the links in your drop down menu but ...I clicked on the links in your drop down menu but nothing happened. Are there any links to view? Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Julie<BR/>http://askmeanmom.blogspot.com"Mean Mom"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08199085123493444024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-49210365306447382542007-04-01T04:08:00.000-08:002007-04-01T04:08:00.000-08:00Hi there, I run www.sonific.com and we provide mus...Hi there, I run www.sonific.com and we provide music widgets for blogs etc. Here is the thing about Music on Blogs: one should use it mostly with AUTO-OFF rather than auto-on; that way a visitor can hit the play button, or not, and there is no blast of music that is unexpected. However, there are quite a few bloggers that want a 'soundtrack' with their site, so... different way of thinking there. Check out our examples are www.sonificmusic.com. My blog is at www.gerdleonhard.net btw (yes, with auto-OFF)Gerd Leonhardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763607346549555491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-58583152282711289732007-03-29T06:02:00.000-08:002007-03-29T06:02:00.000-08:00You're so right about Snap. Luckily, my blog host ...You're so right about Snap. Luckily, my blog host has the option to disable the Snap option. After a week of having started my blog, I quickly turned it...OFF!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the amazing tips!<BR/><BR/>~Eve<BR/>http://eve1.wordpress.comEvelynhttp://eve1.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-15717541795772067132007-03-03T18:15:00.000-09:002007-03-03T18:15:00.000-09:00Thank goodness I've found you at last, Michelle! I...Thank goodness I've found you at last, Michelle! If that sounds dramatic, I've been looking through my gazillion bookmarks for three days for this post. Thank you so much for the information. :)Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11033449639496899381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-33848297949877239472007-03-03T18:01:00.000-09:002007-03-03T18:01:00.000-09:00Thank you so much for posting this list. Great in...Thank you so much for posting this list. Great information for those of us fairly new to blogging.<BR/><BR/>I hate music on blogs with a passion. I have my own little policy that I will immediately leave any blog that has music. I even accidentally offended my mom by saying this out loud... she has music on her blog.laughing mommyhttp://www.laughingmommy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-34164012749067923572007-03-01T19:44:00.000-09:002007-03-01T19:44:00.000-09:00MMMMM! Thanks for the low down.I am going to check...MMMMM! Thanks for the low down.<BR/>I am going to check out the favicons. I have seen a few URL's with those and wondered how they got them. As for the blog soundtrack thing - I couldn't agree with you more. I really dislike opening a blog with the surprise of a song blaring. It is distracting when trying to read for a start - it usually gets the mute button before the singer has warbled the first word.<BR/>Great tips.strausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10277562911746970978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-61570334784651194232007-03-01T05:44:00.000-09:002007-03-01T05:44:00.000-09:00I love, love, love this list!!!! I've already crea...I love, love, love this list!!!! I've already created one of those drop down thingies. I plan to do a lot more to clean up my blog very soon! <BR/><BR/>If I was with you in person, I'd throw my arms around you in absolute delight because I just can't always contain my excitement.The Wooden Porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420657918320783568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-34529734635405372322007-02-28T19:33:00.000-09:002007-02-28T19:33:00.000-09:00Was I the Annie Lennox song you liked? Lol. I hes...Was I the Annie Lennox song you liked? Lol. I hesitated to put music on my blog... I don't think I'll kepe it there for long. Or if I do, I'll switch it up a lot. I think I have pretty good taste in unannoying music. ;)<BR/><BR/>Good to know that it can make the page take forever to load - I would not have thought of that!<BR/><BR/>And I am going to look into favicons... thansk for all your info!Leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13602022032114765911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-35812201069070449252007-02-28T18:23:00.000-09:002007-02-28T18:23:00.000-09:00Snap drives me insane. My pop-up blocker doesn't l...Snap drives me insane. My pop-up blocker doesn't like it either.Melessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13389345997489197531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-12589105621993954512007-02-27T10:27:00.000-09:002007-02-27T10:27:00.000-09:00LOVE this post. Okay, first, I need one of those ...LOVE this post. Okay, first, I need one of those li'l icons by my url. going to work on that right away.<BR/><BR/>And I TOTALLY agree with your assessment of Snap and music on blogs. The music, in particular, drives me batty. Nothing will make me close your blog faster than inundating me with your favorite music. BLECH!dcrmomhttp://musingsofahousewife.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-18189016838502155962007-02-26T20:09:00.000-09:002007-02-26T20:09:00.000-09:00God I hate Snap ... it drives me mad and I agree a...God I hate Snap ... it drives me mad and I agree about the music too always horrendous ballads or bleugh soft rock ... and once it was even tie a Yellow Ribbon!<BR/><BR/><B><A = HTTP://LAQUET.BLOGSPOT.COM HREF="" REL="nofollow">Laquet</A></B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-23522909541006661052007-02-26T16:50:00.000-09:002007-02-26T16:50:00.000-09:00You are the woman! I have been wondering for AGES ...You are the woman! I have been wondering for AGES how to put my blogrolls into a drop down menu! These are great tips <BR/><BR/>And ditto on the music on blogs thing. Freakishly Irritating.Erinhttp://www.snarke.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-55844570513680235562007-02-26T14:41:00.000-09:002007-02-26T14:41:00.000-09:00Wow - lots of good info on polishing the blog. Tha...Wow - lots of good info on polishing the blog. Thanks so much!Laurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299983104962912639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-62279149098306093902007-02-26T14:35:00.000-09:002007-02-26T14:35:00.000-09:00I was on a blog the other day...as I was taking a ...I was on a blog the other day...as I was taking a sip of my coffee this music started blaring from no-where! My kids had been in the night before and were listening to their music and forgot to turn the speakers down. I spilled coffee on myself cause it startled me so bad! I will now always shut the speakers off before I start reading the morning blogs!!! :)<BR/>dawnOwens Family Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08633980042633418063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-63880024623998043102007-02-26T13:31:00.000-09:002007-02-26T13:31:00.000-09:00Thanks for all these tips! You run a tight ship.Thanks for all these tips! You run a tight ship.Damselflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-88400470296659079242007-02-26T11:31:00.000-09:002007-02-26T11:31:00.000-09:00Excellent, excellent post! I am with you on all th...Excellent, excellent post! I am with you on all the complaints. Items that slow down load time and have no real benefit to the reader irritate me. I have been known to not visit blogs because of these factors.<BR/><BR/>You are the woman!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635304837180578317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-35601453052328774272007-02-26T11:13:00.000-09:002007-02-26T11:13:00.000-09:00I've had mixed feelings about My Blog Log esp b/c ...I've had mixed feelings about My Blog Log esp b/c of the space on my side bar. On the flip of what irked you though, I like that even if I don't have anything to say about a post, people know I stopped in. <BR/><BR/>re the music. The headphones are always plugged into our speakers for the kids' games. I had been blogging for months when one day I had the headphones on for some reason and suddenly there was all this annoying music everywhere!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411714132368771649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-18527599317806187992007-02-26T10:47:00.000-09:002007-02-26T10:47:00.000-09:00Wow. You are awesome. Thanks for all of the info. ...Wow. You are awesome. Thanks for all of the info. I tend to keep my head in the sand when it comes to "toys" for mah blog. But it IS cool to know what it out there and what you liked/disliked and why....Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08527762200993175239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-23462508321217429622007-02-26T10:27:00.000-09:002007-02-26T10:27:00.000-09:00I have always wondered about those favicons. I di...I have always wondered about those favicons. I didn't even know they had a name. Eventually I will have to check it out.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, too, for the info about Blurb. That is a neat idea, and the price seems about right.<BR/><BR/>Wordpress does Snap on its own free will ... at least I don't know how to turn it off. Sometimes it doesn't bug me, though, because it lets me preview a page (especially if several Mary's comment on my site) without clicking over to another site. However, I am glad you will still come visit me :) !<BR/><BR/>Music ... there is a reason why I normally keep the volume on my speakers turned all the way down.<BR/><BR/>You always have great info on your blog! Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us. It is much easier than doing all the research on our own ... yes, I am lazy :) !An Ordinary Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-10575230581316862922007-02-26T09:16:00.000-09:002007-02-26T09:16:00.000-09:00i love the collapsible menus, thanks! i was wonder...i love the collapsible menus, thanks! i was wondering how to do that. oh and i hate snap too!!!Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16119774914469200174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-15393359061260239902007-02-26T09:14:00.000-09:002007-02-26T09:14:00.000-09:00Did you know you can block snap on all websites yo...Did you know you can <A HREF="http://www.snap.com/about/spa_faq.php#2" REL="nofollow">block snap on all websites</A> you go to? It's a cookie so you'll have to visit the link for each computer/browser.<BR/><BR/>And I'm totally with you on the music on a blog thing. Since they usually work with flash, I suggest <A HREF="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/433/" REL="nofollow">flash block plugin</A>.Brian (dad to 3)http://onthefly.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-89039815347825713192007-02-26T06:34:00.000-09:002007-02-26T06:34:00.000-09:00I'm so glad you said that about music on blogs. It...I'm so glad you said that about music on blogs. It's one of my personal pet peeves.Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07431906973934603098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-13745827198158977672007-02-26T06:21:00.000-09:002007-02-26T06:21:00.000-09:00I have wondered how to get a Favicon. Thanks! I a...I have wondered how to get a Favicon. Thanks! <BR/><BR/>I agree with your picks for annnoying add ons. They turn me off, too.Lesliehttp://mymommysplace.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com